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(Created page with " {{DISPLAYTITLE:Neo Star}} = 100% Route = ''Note: this page was adapted from swordsmankirby's guide. Some strats may be outdated.'' == 1-1 == Despite being the first level, there are some tricky parts, and it's relatively dense with enemies for a single fire section. (The videos here are really bright for some reason, and I'll fix it in the future) {| class="wikitable" | | |} Grab single fire on the first Bobo. The closer you are to the enemy when you start inhaling, t...")
 
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''Note: this page was adapted from swordsmankirby's guide. Some strats may be outdated.''
''Note: this page was adapted from swordsmankirby's guide. Some strats may be outdated.''


== 1-1 ==
== 2-1 ==
Despite being the first level, there are some tricky parts, and it's relatively dense with enemies for a single fire section. (The videos here are really bright for some reason, and I'll fix it in the future)
A mostly straightforward level with one annoying powerup combination.
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Grab single fire on the first Bobo. The closer you are to the enemy when you start inhaling, the quicker it goes into your mouth. After getting the powerup, there are lots of enemies at different heights before you see '''Shard 1'''. The clip on the right shows the route most people use, which involves floating up to the top of the screen.
After Whispy Woods, you should have double fire, and if not, there is a fire enemy towards the beginning that you can grab. The three clips show the double fire route for the first room. The route is designed so that you don't land on any enemies during the recovery period between double fires.
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The N-Z miniboss is the only enemy that takes three hits to kill. To not get hit by the first normal-sized N-Z that spawns, you can take a step forward before doing the first fire. Another strat involves jumping, the idea being that recovering is faster if you hit the enemy from higher up, at the cost of taking the time to jump. I believe jumping saves a little bit of time, but you risk jumping over the miniboss.
Once inside, float up to the ceiling and double fire across while grabbing '''Shard 1'''. A safer strat that's easier for getting the right height is shown on the right. In both instances, use the star piece as a visual cue. Afterwards, grab stone on the Cairn enemy below after throwing away double fire.
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The Kacti miniboss takes four hits and is straightforward with the rock powerup. The fastest way to grab '''Shard 2''' is to use the powerup twice, ending farther left by the time of the fourth hit. Note that the animation where Kirby comes out of stone form also does damage and even has a larger hitbox. An easier strat, as shown on the right, just involves standing underneath the miniboss in stone form.
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After single firing past several shotzos, there is a Poppy Bros. enemy to combine for fireworks. Throwing the powerup in front of him is the fastest, while going behind him is safer. A nice backup if you take damage on a Bronto Burt is to let the bomb hit you and knock the powerup out of you.
After exiting the autoscroller, there will be a cliff and a hill. Puffing right before hitting the ground cancels the nosedive animation, and since both uphill and downhill slopes slow down Kirby, jumping prevents you from losing speed. By far the scariest part of this level is combining with the Sparky at the end of the hill. There are many ways the Sparky can move, and missing the throw means resetting the level. Afterwards, run back across the hill and break the barrier with the yoyo to get '''Shard 3'''.
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'''Shard 2''' is underneath a bomb block, and since there's water around it, fireworks is useful for minimizing the time spent in it. Note that attacking the Bouncy after getting fireworks is often not necessary if you're at the right part of its jump cycle. The Waddle Dee fight is straightforward. Since the fireworks hitbox lasts for awhile, it's easy to anticipate when Waddle Dee becomes vulnerable. After four hits, throw the powerup for two damage for the kill. Float up after grabbing '''Shard 3''' so that Ribbon goes back into Kirby faster and the fadeout gets triggered sooner.
After climbing the hill once more, make it through the gauntlet of enemies. It's fastest to go underneath, as shown on the left, but floating up and running on the blocks doesn't lose too much time, either. The yoyo is helpful for clearing out enemies, but keep in mind that you get sent back to walking speed after using it.


== 1-2 ==
== 2-2 ==
A level where lots of single fire is required and some RNG comes into play.
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Wait for the first column to fall and run underneath the rest. You can get underneath the first column, but it requires triggering it late with a precise jump. Waiting gives you time to throw away the yoyo powerup, which is useful for clearing the Sparky and Kacti enemies earlier in the level. If you're not comfortable with jumping underneath the Bouncys (middle), you can keep the powerup longer and get rid of it later (right).
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Navigate through the mini maze to get '''Shard 1'''. There are several possible variations not shown here, such as floating up versus jumping up, or changing where you use fire.
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In the next room, fire across the abyss to get '''Shard 2'''. In the next room, I like to do one fire on the ground to get the right spacing for avoiding the Kapars, but this requires relatively consistent single fire canceling. Take the last of the crushing platforms up to get closer to the exit.
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In the powerless section before getting fire, there are a few options of how to get around the Poppy Bros. and how to inhale the Bobo. The video on the left shows the fastest way to do both, while the one on the right shows safer strats. For the Poppy Bros. enemy, it's better to just play it safe. The fast fire strat is awkward at first, but not really that precise.
In the Dedede section, it's faster to jump up the chains instead of climbing up them. It's easiest to damage boost off of the Galbo's fire breath to get up, but if you're low on health it's possible to jump past it. After grabbing '''Shard 3''', jump before the pit to both save time and to avoid waking up the other Galbo too early. In some of the chain jumping sections, you can reduce your horizontal momentum by turning around twice to grab the chain at a better location.
 
== 2-3 ==
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Before entering the level, backtrack to 2-2 to get drill.
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After single firing all the way across the rest of the first room, climb the platforms in the second room. Doing a fire on the ground and jumping into the first platform is faster, but getting the spacing right is tricky. In the next room, forget about Waddle Dee and drop into the abyss for '''Shard 1''' (middle). My visual cue for starting the fire is when Kirby tumbles into his nosedive animation.
In the first room, use drill to get running speed as you enter the level, but keep in mind that you can get stuck on the entrance. Drill is useful for clearing out the many enemies in the beginning of the room. The first instance is using the drill on the first set of Boneheads. Depending on when you started the drill at the very beginning, it's possible to clear all four of them before letting go of the drill, but since it travels faster than you once you let go, you might as well do it as early as possible. The second drill comes after the Galbo, right before the block. If you do it too early, the second Bonehead might not get hit.


The Bouncy miniboss drops '''Shard 2''' in the middle of the room, so graze over it with single fire and do three fires from the other side. The visual cue for the right height is one of the platforms in the background, but this trick is really generous to begin with. The puff after the first fire is optional, and it's even possible to get two hits before hitting the ground with this strat.
Also in this section is a rare exception to the slope mechanic. Since they appear to be flowing hills of sand, it's faster to run down these small slopes instead of jumping over them. Once you reach the big skeleton, use the drill to break the stone block, get rid of your powerup, and grab '''Shard 1'''. After dropping into the hole, take the path to the left. In the miniboss strat shown here, the third fire attack skims the bottom of the Fishbone so that the fourth fire (which is shorter and also slowed down by holding right) lands you right on the exit. Four "direct" hits is probably less than a second slower. After the fight, grab '''Shard 2''' on the left.
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The next two rooms are just tests of single fire, but there are some small optimizations at the exits. In the first of these two rooms, it's possible to slide from flat ground onto the slope, causing you to get into the loading zone faster than just sinking in the water. For the other room, try to spend as little time in the water, but don't go too far to the right or else you'll waste time sinking in the water.
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Adeleine first draws five enemies in a row. Kill each of them quickly, but make sure the fifth one is done as early as possible. When she draws the Ice Dragon, stand on its right. If it doesn't turn around, it'll jump across the screen (top-right). Otherwise, it'll drop an ice cube (bottom-left). Dark Matter and Adeleine after are straightforward (bottom-right), though the former has two patterns that behave similarly to the Ice Dragon. Grab '''Shard 3''' in the same way as in the previous level. In between phases, Adeleine can randomly wave her paintbrush, delaying her next drawing.
The water sections can be sped up a little bit with a few fires. For '''Shard 3''' you can duck in the crevice with the Fishbone. You can also swim to the right of the skeleton piece that drops, but it's slower. Notice that while swimming up to it, Kirby doesn't need to slow down, even when the Fishbone attacks. After grabbing the shard, you can fit in three fires before reaching the exit.


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After 1-2, you should have the fire powerup. Since there are a lot of enemies, most of this room is done on the ground. The Skud enemy sitting on the block is in a position such that if you do two fires from the start, it'll land on you, so I take a little step after the first fire. In the next room, it's easiest just to fire up the stairs.
At the beginning of the level, toss fire and grab bomb. We toss fire here because it's really slow to do so underwater at the end of 2-3. After getting past a few enemies, let the Nruff pass you and then jump on the edge of the purple platform. In the elevator section, float up and damage yourself on these two shotzos. The gap between the shotzos is enough such that usually you won't lose your powerup, but it's still possible. To ensure that the powerup isn't lost, wait for Kirby's "panic" animation to show up before doing the second damage boost. Of course, if you're low on health, do fewer hits.
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The strat shown on the left is what some of us refer to as "TAS Blocks". When you get the jumps correctly, it's faster to fall in and grab '''Shard 1''' before combining for lightbulb. I like to do a short hop after the ledge grab to fall into the hole faster, but there's a small risk of jumping too high and faceplanting. In 100%, it's always better to go to the left side because the backup (right), where you grab the powerup first, is no faster if you start on the right side. When combining for lightbulb, keep in mind that the Spark-i can shoot at you, breaking your powerup if thrown. I also like to jump before inhaling because the powerup bounces up when it just gets combined.
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When going upwards, it's faster to jump on the platforms, instead of climbing from underneath them or floating up. In real time, it's hard to jump on all the platforms, so you would climb underneath one of them (left). In the next room, you combine for double cutter, and swallowing the powerup while falling through the loading zone saves a bit of time (middle).
Using the lightbulb, light up the panels in the background and press the corresponding switches for '''Shard 2'''. The switches don't have to be pressed in order, and you can jump after pressing a switch to cancel the animation. Since walking speed with lightbulb is really slow, you should immediately stop using it once you've memorized the images. After exiting by jumping up the ladder, float up and skip the whole room. When on the elevator, take out the powerup in preparation for the miniboss.
 
There is a small window for using double cutter and not hitting the platform before getting '''Shard 1'''. Right before going through the loading zone, you can remove the powerup by putting it directly in your mouth. I like to face left when using the powerup, because if I use it too early, it takes a shorter amount of time to come back to Kirby for some reason.
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After passing through the Adeleine room, there is '''Shard 2''' behind you. To shortcut the whole room, you can float up near the Ghost Knight to go directly to the exit. Combine for double fire for the next two boss fights.
During the miniboss fight, we want to defeat it as quickly as possible while getting double spark, a powerup useful for Pix. The lightbulb can be used to deal two damage, while we swallow a mini Spark-i to do the remaining two hits. My strat is shown on the left, while a safer variant is in the middle. A crazy idea to save a few seconds is to just fight the miniboss with lightbulb (right), risking huge potential time losses in the Pix fight. In all cases, jumping up the ladder is faster than floating up.
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Dedede is straightforward, but note when he becomes vulnerable, using the health bar as a visual cue. There is an RNG-dependent strat which involves hoping Dedede jumps in the air with his hammer on the first phase, causing him to enter his second phase faster, but this is really unreliable.
In the last room, it's fastest to jump up the poles. The spawn pattern on the right is tougher than that of the left, so unless you want to save the amount of time it takes for Kirby to turn around, it's better to go to the left.




'''[[K64:Whispy Woods|Whispy Woods]]'''
'''[[K64:Pix|Pix]]'''
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